Shaving tailgate on Tahoe

[pjtoy2]

So next weekend I'm dropping off my truck to get some stuff painted and figure while I'm there that I can get the tail gate shaved. Now I'm not sure if I want just the rear wiper removed or the tailgate handle as well. Anybody have pics of either to help me decide?

 

[denalianyone]

 

[tucsonlocal]

Looks so clean, this is definitely on my list of things to do..

 

[Tahoewhat]

Looks so clean, this is definitely on my list of things to do..

x2. That looks alot better and cleaner. i think ive only used mine twice since ive had it, and that was just b/c ive never had one. lol. useless to me, especially since we have no rain for months. Do they just weld a piece of sheet metal over the hole?

 

[1fatho]

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20039

The first page has the info you need, but every **/yuk/den/esky owner should read his entire thread, he has done AMAZING things.

It LOOKS like he just epoxied it, but I could be wrong. Later in the thread he puts his gas nozzle behind his tail light and spot welds the old gas "door" shut before putting epoxy and sanding

EDIT* he adds a solenoid in the hatch so he still has access

 

[Rivieraracing]

It sure does look way better without the wiper and holder on the tailgate, but we use ours a ton 6 months out of the year so I don't see ours getting shaved anytime soon!!

 

[Tahoewhat]

http://www.tahoeyukonforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=20039

The first page has the info you need, but every **/yuk/den/esky owner should read his entire thread, he has done AMAZING things.

It LOOKS like he just epoxied it, but I could be wrong. Later in the thread he puts his gas nozzle behind his tail light and spot welds the old gas "door" shut before putting epoxy and sanding

EDIT* he adds a solenoid in the hatch so he still has access

I remember going through that thread. Didnt even pay attention. lol.

Thanks, i like the solenoid idea. That glass part i do use, the wiper not so much.

 

[1fatho]

It sure does look way better without the wiper and holder on the tailgate, but we use ours a ton 6 months out of the year so I don't see ours getting shaved anytime soon!!

Yeah same here. I test drove a badass SS this winter that had shaved door handles and when my friend and I got out to take a look at the engine and to check fluids and I ended up getting locked out because the solenoid was too cold to pop the door, so I dont ever see myself shaving anything unless its the tailgate if I ever got a truck

 

[yukondenali]

looks great very clean

 

[Tahoewhat]

Yeah same here. I test drove a badass SS this winter that had shaved door handles and when my friend and I got out to take a look at the engine and to check fluids and I ended up getting locked out because the solenoid was too cold to pop the door, so I dont ever see myself shaving anything unless its the tailgate if I ever got a truck

and from my experience, the door poppers go bad alot. Get em all the time at my job. I would shave the gate, the wiper or the push button glass, but door handles, never.